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Railway Asset SCanning (RASC®)

Our Railway Asset SCanning (RASC®) service delivers comprehensive track inspections using modular, small-footprint sensors. These can be mounted on a customer’s rail-bound or road-rail vehicle or deployed via our RASC® POD.

THE RASC® SENSOR SUITE

Integrated Sensor Suite for Smarter Track Insights

Zetica’s compact, easily mountable sensor suite provides a unique, integrated view of the track and its surrounding environment — all in a single pass. Combining multiple sensor technologies, our system delivers actionable insights to support efficient maintenance and asset management.

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)

Ballast fouling levels
Clean ballast thickness
Trackbed thickness
Areas of formation failure
Ballast pockets
Moisture likelihood

Watch our GPR explainer video

Mobile Terrestrial Laser Scanner (MLTS)

Surface ballast profile
Track drainage
Digital terrain context
Structure & passing clearance
Vegetation encroachment
Centreline & asset mapping
Track geometry

Linescan Cameras (LSC)

Surface mud spots & ballast particle size
Sleeper spacing and angularity
Sleeper type & condition
Asset mapping – fastener clips, turnouts, rail wear

Accelerometers

Vertical & lateral ride comfort
Inertial track geometry
Relative track stiffness

Vehicle Fitment Examples

RASC® POD & Boxcar Fitment examples

RASC® Explainer Video

Watch our explainer video describing the principle of operation, deliverables and benefits from a Railway Asset SCanning (RASC®) survey.

Deliverables

Near real-time exception reports
On-demand data processing
Integrated data viewing and search software
Customised track charts
Customised CSV files
GIS platform compatible outputs
Customised work order recommendations

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Data-Driven Strategies

An audit of the state of repair of above- and below-ground assets across a network
A move from time-based maintenance strategies to condition-based and predictive maintenance
Quality control of maintenance carried out
Extent track lifespan with early interventions
Enhance passenger and freight safety